Alabama Hills for String Orchestra (Gr. 3) by Stephen HIll

SARAHTIM Music Publishing (Stephen Hill)
Website: www.stephenhillcomposer.com for Scores and Parts
Email: [email protected]

Instrumentation
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
String Bass

Duration - ca. 3:00

About the Work...
The Alabama Hills, located off Highway 395 in the Owens Valley of Central California near Lone Pine, are known for their hills and unique rock formations. Situated along the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain range, this area has been the site of many Western films. The Alabama Hills are a historic place for camping and fishing along the Owens River.

Alabama Hills is a gift to my friend, colleague, outdoorsman, and fellow fisherman, Matt Rohrs. Matt is the Band and Orchestra Director at La Serna High School in Whittier, CA. Check out his YouTube channel -    / @rohrsoutdoors  .

This work for String Orchestra was composed to capture the moods of the scenic beauty and the rough, rugged landscape of the Old West.

About the Composer...
Stephen Hill (b.1958) was born and raised in Southern California. His compositional lineage includes the likes of Roy Harris, Ingolf Dahl, Clifton Williams, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson through study with Philip Westin (Cerritos College, 1976-1978) and most notably with W. Francis McBeth at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas (1978-1980). Stephen continued with graduate work at California State University, Los Angeles (1980-83) with composers Dr. Byong Kon Kim and William Hill. He composes for the simple joy of it.

For over 40 years, Stephen taught K-12 instrumental music in the Private Christian School (Whittier Christian) and Public School (California High School) settings. Though semi- retired, Stephen still works with students by continuing to teach part-time at California High School and maintaining his private music studio, where he plays and teaches Woodwinds, Brass, Strings, and Piano. Stephen also plays with the church orchestra at Calvary Chapel in La Habra, CA., where Stephen attends. When teaching full-time, he was primarily a "summer" composer. No longer teaching full-time, Stephen has the privilege to compose beyond just the summer months and publishes through his company, SARAHTIM– a title which comes from simply combining the name of his daughter Sarah and son Timothy.

(About the Composer...Notes by Dr. John Burdett, Azusa Pacific University)